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LaHood, DelBene, Wenstrup, Welch Introduce Bipartisan …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-18), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Peter Welch (VT-At-large), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) reintroduced the Value in Health Care Act, a bipartisan bill that will make commonsense changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs).The changes will …

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Healthcare Congressman Darin LaHood

WEB5/11/21. LaHood Introduces the PHIT Act to Incentivize Exercise & Lower Healthcare Costs. April 2021. Date. Title. 4/19/21. President Biden signs LaHood Bill to Protect Rural Communities’ Access to Care into Law. 4/15/21. LaHood, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Improve Care for Alzheimer’s Patients.

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LaHood, DelBene Legislation to Incentivize Value-Based Health …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Over 600 health systems, hospitals, physician practices, health clinics, and ACOs announced their support the Value in Health Care Act, introduced earlier this year by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01). The bill would make commonsense changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s …

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LaHood, DelBene, Wenstrup, Schrier, Bucshon, Blumenauer …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) reintroduced the Value in Health Care Act, a bipartisan bill that will make commonsense changes to the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative …

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LaHood Introduces the PHIT Act to Incentivize Exercise & Lower

WEBWashington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) joined Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Terri Sewell (D-AL) to introduce the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, which will help Americans return to physical activity and lead healthier lives. The PHIT Act would help incentivize physical activity by updating the types of expenditures …

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LaHood, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18), co-chair of the Ways and Means Alzheimer's Working Group, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers today introduced a comprehensive new bill to help families across the country dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. The Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act would help the 95% of …

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UnityPoint Health plans a $24M child-adolescent behavioral …

WEBNick Vlahos. PEORIA — The UnityPoint Health-UnityPlace child and adolescent behavioral-health center could use a little care.. The facility at UnityPoint Health-Methodist in Peoria is old. It’s cramped. It has 23 beds, but, according to hospital officials, that number isn’t enough. Particularly these days, considering the psychological effects COVID-19 …

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LaHood's Mental Health Legislation Passes Out of the Ways and …

WEBWashington, D.C. – The House Ways and Means Committee today unanimously passed a package of bipartisan bills that will strengthen mental and behavioral health care services and expand access for patients.The package includes H.R. 8892, the Access to Mental Health Services Act, which was introduced by Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) and …

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LaHood, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to …

WEBWashington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Tom Cole (OK-04), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) introduced comprehensive legislation to help families across the country dealing with Alzheimer’s disease.H.R. 1637 - the Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act would help the 95% of individuals with …

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LaHood's Health Savings for Families Act of 2023 Passes Out of …

WEBWashington, D.C. – The House Ways and Means Committee voted in favor of Congressman Darin LaHood's (IL-16) Health Savings for Families Act of 2023, legislation that would allow individuals to maintain a Health Savings Account (HSA) even if the individual’s spouse is enrolled in a Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA).Currently, …

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Reps. LaHood, Kind, Meng, Walorski Introduce Bill to Lower Health …

WEBWASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Grace Meng (D-NY), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Restoring Access to Medication Act, which will improve access to care and help families afford the medications and other health care products they need.The bill will give individuals the ability to use …

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LaHood, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Protect Hospital …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced bipartisan legislation to make a technical correction to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) program that supports the training of nurses and other allied health professionals at hospital-based nursing schools across the country.

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LaHood, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Keep Physicians …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Terri Sewell (D-AL), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) reintroduced the Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act, legislation to help ensure seniors in rural America have access to health care providers by adjusting the geographic practice cost index (GPCI) to more accurately portray the costs …

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LaHood, Tonko Lead Colleagues in Urging CMS to Support …

WEBWashington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL-16) and Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) led 74 colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging CMS to expand treatment access for Alzheimer's patients.In the …

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LaHood Announces Grant Funding for Cass County Health Clinic

WEBWashington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood announced today that the Cass County Health Clinic received $1,538,847 in grant funding through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster program. The funding will support workforce expansion, professional …

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LaHood, DelBene, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to …

WEBWASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-18), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Peter Welch (VT-At-large) introduced the Value in Healthcare Act, a bipartisan bill that will make commonsense changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.The bill specifically amends many of the program parameters of …

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LaHood, Tonko, Carter, Barragán Introduce Bill Providing …

WEBWashington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), and Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced the Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training (AADAPT) Act, a bill that would provide Alzheimer’s and dementia education and training to more primary care providers, …

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Rep. LaHood Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Rural …

WEBWashington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) introduced the bipartisan Rural and Underserved Small Hospital (RUSH) Protection Act.This legislation will update and provide a needed technical fix to the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act to help ensure Rural Health Clinics across the state have the resources they need to provide access to care …

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Letter: America needs better mental health services

WEBJuly 18, 2016. Our nation’s mental health system is in crisis. There are currently more than 11 million Americans who suffer from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, yet a large majority are going without treatment. Our criminal justice system and our jails and prisons are overrun with people affected by mental illness.

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